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5:47 AM.Nathan Rarere is joined by the Samoan Shakespeare Oscar Kightley for a review of 2020. Audio

5:50 AM.The investigation is continuing into the cause of Tuesday's fatal helicopter crash that killed a Christchurch couple and seriously injured three children. Andrew Davidson and his wife Lin Chen died in… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The remaining families at risk of extreme weather in the Bay of Plenty settlement of Matata have finally and reluctantly agreed to leave their homes. Whakatane District Council has been buying… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.New research done by a team at the University of California, Berkeley found that Humans worldwide make similar facial expressions in social situations. The team developed a machine that learned an… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Helen Vivian Fletcher is a children and young adults author in Wellington, she suffers from multiple auto-immune disorders as well as a sleep disorder where she can often cause significant injury to… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is helping to fund new research aimed at extending the life of commercial Bumblebee hives from 8-10 weeks to up to 15 weeks. If the project is successful it could… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.We head to Doha to catch up with Al Jazeera's Kamahl Santamaria - he gives us the latest on Covid-19 in Iran. Audio

5:48 AM.It's been the final week of nightworks at Wellington Airport where crews have been working since September to resurface the runway. It's an important job that requires an eye for detail and the… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 AM.Hopefully you'll get to take some time off over Christmas but if you're still waking up before your alarm or maybe a bit of a night owl, there are some spectacular things to see in the night sky… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Travellers heading to Napier for the holidays might have to try a little harder to find a bed as the busy summer season hits town. That's all thanks to the floods last month. One of the city's largest… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the fish markets is Foodstuff's Seafood operations manager Brett Sellers as we talk about Meat without Feet - suggesting you try salmon for Christmas dinner...mmmmm Audio

5:08 AM.We head to Washington DC, with the latest from the long-drawn out Presidential election and related shenanigans is our correspondent Simon Marks. Audio

5:53 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet has agreed in principle to establish a travel bubble with Australia early next year pending confirmation from the Australian Cabinet and no significant… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.2020 has left many families struggling to make ends meet after Covid -19's arrival in New Zealand saw job losses and once-steady work become sporadic. We all need a little help sometimes, and for… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The polar opposite is true for the Black Caps, the series victory over the Windies has seen New Zealand join Australia at the top of the World Test Cricket rankings. Former Black Cap Peter McGlashan… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.The West Indies cricketers are preparing to head home after what has been another tough tour for them. The tourists suffered a 2-nil Test series whitewash at the hands of the Black Caps to go with… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - an absolute mint condition mid-1980s Mitsubishi is on the block. This is a real classic 1982 Turbo Mirage hatchback.. this very rare car is up for grabs - with the auction… Read more Audio